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"Added three bottles of rit dye and enough hot water to cover the coat..."

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If you have a suede piece that is ready to be thrown out because it`s been faded or stained, then it can`t hurt to try to dye it. I did this yesterday with a 1960s suede coat I inherited from my great-aunt. It had been lavender but had faded so that parts of it looked grey-green. Having nothing to lose but $12.00 for three bottles of Rit Dye, I soaked the coat in water until it was thoroughly wet. Then I placed a large plastic storage bin in the bathtub, added three bottles of Rit Dye and enough hot water to cover the coat. I mixed the dye and water well, and then added the coat. The dye will take immediately but move it around in the water with gloved hands for as long as a hour. I probably should have left it in longer than 15 minutes but it turned out a lovely dark shade of red-violet, almost grape. The only downside it that it is messy and takes a long time to rinse out. If I had a backyard, I`d do it there and use a hose to rinse.
The odd thing is that last summer, when I washed the coat, it shrunk up to where it was almost unwearable. Before dyeing, I removed the lining. When the coat dried, I found that it had returned to its normal size, and maybe even a little larger. I think the dye relaxed the suede. Note that it will stiffen up when it dried, so you`ll want to rub the suede between your hands to relax it.
Note that some tubs can be permanently dyed so be careful where you do it and use a cleaner with bleach for cleanup (I used Ajax with bleach and it took care of it in a minute or two). I also used the same tub of dye to dye a 1930s silk velvet dress and that came out beautifully, so Rit is very versatile. Good luck.

"If it is a piece of leather clothing or an accessory..."

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Mix 1 cup of rubbing alcohol with 1 cup of water in a bowl. If you don`t have rubbing alcohol at your house already, it can be purchased at any drug store. Do not use alcohol that you would drink as a substitute as it may ruin the leather.
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Moisten a clean cloth in the rubbing alcohol and water mixture.
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Wipe the area on the leather item that you want to remove mildew from. You do not have to rub hard, but make sure that you wipe it down thoroughly.
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Leave the leather item alone to allow the cleaning mixture to dry. If it is a piece of leather clothing or an accessory, place the item on a hanger or somewhere flat to dry. When the item is completely dry, the alcohol will have removed the mildew from the item.
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If you wish, you can repeat these steps over again, just to make sure that all of the mildew is removed from the leather.

"Rain doesnt hurt leather..."

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Rain doesnt hurt leather: it causes no actual damage to the leather itself: however it depends upon the actual finish: soft finishes will spot.........as the chemicals in the rain saturate into the skin of the leather: shiny or thicker leathers simply repel the rain with no effect. Leather coats with soft finishes should be waterproofed.

"Leather is skin..."

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Depends upon how long: if it is just folded over a couch etc for a short time it shouldnt crease: but folded tightly into some container: yes it will crease. Leather is skin: it reacts to stress.........areas where it is pressured will break some of the bonds resulting in stretching or creasing,,,,,,,,always hang up your leather clothese.

"Stains on leather coats have to be sent to leather refinishing professionals..."

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Stains on leather coats have to be sent to leather refinishing professionals: generally the entire finish of the coat has to be debrided off and a new finish applied..........unless the spots are very very small and a small spot dye application will work: but that usually is still noticeable.

I had cat urine smell in a handbag and the way I got the smell out was to put some biological washing powder (must be powder) in the bottom of the handbag and just leave it for about a week. Then just empty it away and the smell was gone.

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